Opus 1 - In My Mind lyrics

[chas_kit]

Someone asked me to help with the lyrics to Opus 1's odd and great "In My Mind"

Here's the best we could come up with. Verse 1 has one word I'm not sure of. The interlude has some phrase that I can't make out.

Verse 1

Who was that, looking kind of calm, he doesn't care,
Stop and stare, cling (?) to see her frown,
That isn't there, chew the fat,

Tell me where it’s at, then leave it at that, put a feather in your hat, but you’re wrong, count your numbers think you’re strong but you’re wrong...

Verse 2

And I crawl, down the dismal darkened hallway,
And I'm afraid, I may fall,
Never again to call out my name, by myself,

Put me on a shelf, while the servants count your wealth, and drink to your health but you’re wrong, count your numbers think you’re strong but you’re wrong...

Interlude:

In my mind I can see, two prophets sitting in a tree, softly telling me,
They say I'm right, ---- ---- fight (?), they know I'm right...

Verse 3

So just left, left looking kind of calm, I don't care,
Stop and stare, figure it won’t get you anywhere, chew the fat,

Tell me where it’s at then leave it at that, put a feather in your hat but you’re wrong, count your numbers think you’re strong but you’re wrong

 

[Spirit of '66]

I think it's "They say I'm right, step up to fight."

 

[chas_kit]

I checked with Opus 1 drummer John (Chris) Christensen and he came up with some different phrases that sound correct now that I'm reading along and listening:

Always laugh, you laugh think I’m a clown, that doesn’t care, stop and stare

claim to see a frown, that isn’t there, chew the fat

Tell me where it’s at, then leave it at that, put a feather in your hat, but you’re wrong -- count your numbers, think you’re strong, but you’re wrong

While I crawl, down the dismal darkened hallway, I’m afraid, I may fall,

never again to call, out my name, by myself

Put me on a shelf while the servants count your wealth, and drink to your health, but you’re wrong -- count your numbers, think you’re strong, but you’re wrong

In my mind I can see

two prophets sitting in a tree

softly telling me

they say I’m right, step up to fight, they know I’m right

So just laugh, laugh think I’m a clown, I don’t care, stop and stare

bigotry won’t get you anywhere, chew the fat

Tell me where it’s at, then leave it at that, put a feather in your hat, but you’re wrong -- count your numbers, think you’re strong, but you’re wrong

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